Explores the security implications of disabling SQL Server logins and denying permissions, focusing on how impersonation remains possible.
A comprehensive guide to performing SQLite database operations in Python using the sqlite3 module, from setup to queries.
A technical guide on implementing cookie-based authentication in ASP.NET MVC using the new ASP.NET Identity libraries and OWIN.
The author argues for the value of touch screens in Windows 8.1 laptops, especially for development and usability, and laments the lack of true touch-screen gaming laptops.
Introducing FitFrame.js, a jQuery plugin for making embedded iframes like YouTube and Vimeo videos fully responsive on websites.
A discussion on the pitfalls of premature optimization in JavaScript, advocating for readable and maintainable code over micro-optimizations.
Guide to building SharePoint apps in Office 365 using Access 2013 with no-code approach.
A historical account of Oracle's poor performance in a 1983 database benchmark and their alleged attempt to have the professor behind it fired.
A computer science graduate shares advice on acing technical interviews, emphasizing thought process, storytelling, and the STAR method.
Explains the Domain Events Pattern and introduces a deferred dispatch solution for web apps needing to commit database changes before event handling.
A guide to securing ASP.NET websites against common vulnerabilities like CSRF and XSS, covering code, configuration, and testing best practices.
Explores how a researcher's publication behavior influences the likelihood principle and statistical inference for other scientists.
Analysis of Microsoft's decision to retire InfoPath and the future of forms in SharePoint and Office 365.
Announcement and details for two upcoming SQLSaturday tech conferences in Copenhagen and Lisbon, featuring expert sessions on SQL Server topics.
Apple's modified OpenSSL in macOS overrides verification failures and breaks the standard verification callback, potentially creating security risks.
A guide to solving common errors when using py2exe to compile Python scripts into Windows executables, focusing on PyQt projects.
The author seeks a new name for the TYPO3-Analytics open-source project, as it has evolved beyond TYPO3-specific analytics.
A developer's journey from skepticism to appreciation for the CSS Values and Units module, focusing on calc(), rem units, and the Myth preprocessor.
A tutorial on integrating the Mailchimp API with WordPress to manage user interest groups and automate profile updates.
Explains how to use OWIN pipeline hooks with extension methods to execute code before and after requests, including examples like timing and logging.
